The state plans on calling defense attorney Dan Maguire and investigator David Yendell to testify against Patricia Prue, who, along with her husband, are suspects in last year's murder of St. Johnsbury Academy teacher Melissa Jenkins.

According to court proceedings, Maguire and Yendell were given Patricia Prue's laptop last year, which was later found to contain evidence that the state plans on using against the suspect.

Last week, Maguire filed a motion to withdraw from Allen Prue's case, stating that since the state has called upon the lawyer to be a witness in his client's wife's trial, Allen Prue refuses to speak with Maguire.

The defense attorney stated, "Mr. Prue loves and is committed to his wife'" and that his client "does not want his own attorney to serve as a witness against his wife or to pursue any course of action that will harm her legal interests."

State's attorney Lisa Warren mentioned that based on what Maguire and Yendell know about the laptop, they may be asked to testify in Allen Prue's trial, as well as Patricia.

The judge said that the prosecution must decide if it is necessary to Allen Prue's case to have his counsel testify against him for a decision to be made.

GOOD EVENING I'M GEORGE MALLET. AND I'M STEPHANIE GORIN. ACCUSED KILLER ALLEN PRUE WANTS TO FIRE HIS LAWYER. TURNS OUT THAT SAME LAWYER - COULD END UP TESTIFYING AGAINST HIS CLIENT. NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S VANESSA MISCIAGNA IS LIVE IN ST. JOHNSBURY TO EXPLAIN TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS CASE. VANESSA? NEW AT 6 STING SINCE MAY, ALLEN PRUE HAS BEEN REQUESTING A NEW LAWYER IN HIS CASE.. AND A FEW DAYS AGO, HIS LAWYER SAID HE WANTS OUT TOO. BUT IN A HEARING TO DETERMINE THAT, IT SEEMS THAT BOTH WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER. PRUE STOOD BEFORE A JUDGE, MAKING A CASE FOR A SECOND TIME TO FIRE ATTORNEY DAN MCGUIRE AS HIS DEFENSE LAWYER. THE STATE PLANS ON CALLING MCGUIRE AND PRUE'S ASSIGNED INVESTIGATOR AS WITNESSES IN HIS WIFE'S, PATRICIA PRUE'S OWN TRIAL, AS BOTH ARE CHARGED SEPERATLY IN THE MURDER OF ST. J ACADEMY TEACHER, MELISSA JENKINS. LAST YEAR, MCGUIRE AND THE INVESTIGATOR POSSESSED PATRICIA PRUE'S LAPTOP--- WHICH WAS LATER FOUND TO HAVE EVIDENCE ON IT THAT CAN BE USED AGAINST HER. NOW MCGUIRE WANTS OUT, BECAUSE ALLEN PRUE WILL NOT TALK TO HIM, FOR FEAR OF HIS WORDS WILL BE USED AGAINST HIS WIFE. HOWEVER, JUST TODAY, THE STATE SAID THAT, BASED ON WHAT MCGUIRE KNOWS FROM THE LAPTOP, HE MAY HAVE TO BE CALLED TO TESTIFY AGAINST ALLEN PRUE... THE JUDGE WANTS BOTH SIDES TO TALK THIS OUT BEFORE A DECISION CAN BE MADE NOW BEFORE A NEW HEARING NOW BEFORE A NEW HEARING CAN BE SCHEDULED, THE STATE MUST DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT MCGUIRE AND HIS INVESTIGATOR WILL BE CALLED AS WITNESSES IN ALLEN PRUE'S TRIAL, BECUASE THAT'S UP IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW. AND IF IT WILL BE A DEFINITE, IT'S UP TO MCGUIRE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT HIS ABILITY TO DEFEND PRUE. THE NEXT HEARING SHOULD BE IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS. LIVE IN ST. JOHNSBURY, VANESSA MISCIAGNA NEWS CHANNEL 5 MEANWHILE - A MEMORIAL FUND IN MEMORY OF MELISSA JENKINS IN MEMORY OF MELISSA JENKINS IS HALF WAY TO IT'S GOAL SOME OF JENKINS' HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS SET UP THE MELISSA JENKINS MEMORIAL TRUST. THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT HER SON, TY. THEY HOPE TO RAISE 20 THOUSAND DOLARS... NEWSCHANNEL FIVE WILL HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THIS CASE - LEADING UP TO THE TRIALS OF BOTH ALLEN AND PATRICIA PRUE. BOTH HERE ON THE AIR - AND ONLINE ON WPTZ DOT COM.